Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke
Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke was founded in 2000 to empower Hāna youth to learn in a way that makes sense to them through hands-on skills
At Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke ("In working or doing, one learns"), our mission is to provide Hāna's youth with a way to learn that makes sense to them, builds their self-esteem, and shows them they have the power to change their future.
Our methodology consists of a service-oriented education continuum, which provides meaningful work-based learning opportunities through a tiered apprenticeship to strengthen environmental stewardship, intergenerational relationships, and technical skills while creating a pathway for our youth to learn, grow, teach, and inspire the next generation. Through building, culinary, agricultural, and Hawaiian cultural training, we empower our next-generation leaders.
Fundraisers
Official fundraiser
Mālama Hāloa // Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke
Our Mālama Hāloa program reconnects youth and their ʻohana with traditional Native Hawaiian practices surrounding language, food and nutrition, the natural environment and elements, and the creation and use of cultural tools and implements. We perpetuate activities like: kuʻi ‘ai sessions at Hāna School where students hand pound taro into traditional paʻiʻai; Hawaiian language classes for high school students and our staff; culture-based educational activities leading up to and during the traditional season of Makahiki; and the making of poi boards, wooden and stone poi pounders, Makahiki ceremony and traditional game implements, and more.
- Raised
- $0
- Goal
- $20,000
Official fundraiser
Kahu ʻAi Pono // Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke
Kahu ʻAi Pono is a holistic culinary program that tandems with farming operations at Mahele Farm, Mālama Hāloa cultural activities, and on-campus gardens. Students and apprentices attain specific skills for processing ʻāina-based, local foods, and an appreciation for the healthy lands they necessitate, as youth farm ingredients of their own. The preparation of value-added products and specialties taps into generations-old knowledge, grounds and connects youth to Native Hawaiian culture, and prepares them for career opportunities supporting local agriculture.
- Raised
- $0
- Goal
- $20,000
Donors
David Sun-Miyashiro Richard Rutiz